Camp kit having two table closures providing multiple seals



Feb 14, 1950 R. s. DAVIS 2,497,156

CAMP KIT HAVING TWO TABLE-CLOSURES PROVIDING MULTIPLE SEALS Filed May 20, 1947 K ZOZkk z.

2 9 .6 E 94 INVENTOR. E l Ros'EFz-r S. DAVIS i 7 l 0 BY 0 l i i 6 d6 ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 14, 1950 CAMP KIT HAVING TWO TABLE CLOSURES PROVIDING MULTIPLE SEALS Robert S. Davis, Ajjo, Aria, assignor of one-half to Robert E. Edgington, Cleveland, Ohio Application May 20, 1947, Serial No. 749,316

The present invention relates to a. combination cooking and serving unit, and is particularly well adapted for use by campers, tourists and picknickers. It consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangement of parts hereinafter described. and claimed.

The cabinet is box-like in construction and has anopen top, allowing a camping stove to. be inserted into the cabinet. Draw leaves are pro vided for closing the cabinet top. When these leaves are extended, they form table. surfaces.

It is further proposed in this invention to provide a unit that insures protection of the food or the like from insects and vermin.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the specification continues, and the novel features will be set forth in the appended claims.

For a. better understanding of the invention, reference should be had to: the accompanying drawing, forming part of this application, in

which:

Figure 1 is an. isometric view of my camping unit with the several leaves extended;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary end elevation looking fromthe left of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the cabinet with the legs folded; and

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the cabinet along the line IVIV of Figure 3, the legs. being folded and the leaves being pushed into. cabinet-closing position.

While I have shown only the, preferred form of my invention, it should be; understood that various changes, or modificationsmay be. made within the, scope of the annexed. claims without departing from the spirit thereof.,

In carrying my invention into. practice 11p!- vide a cabinet indicated generally at A. The cabinet is box-like in construction, and includes opposite end walls I and la, opposing side walls 2, bottom 3 and a top provided with a large opening 4 therein. This opening is big enough to permit a camp stove, utensils, food supplies, etc., to be placed in the compartment of the cabinet.

Draw leaves B and C are slidably mounted in grooves 2b and 2c, respectively, formed in opposing side walls of the cabinet. The leaf B is extensible through the end wall la, while the leaf C is extensible from the end wall I, as disclosed in Figure 1. These leaves are arranged one below the other. When they are fully inserted, a double closure is provided for the cabinet top. This is a desirable feature, since the double seal will prevent dust from gaining access 2' Claims. (Cl. lac-12) to the interior of the cabinet. Also, when the cabinet is being used as an oven, the double seal will aid materiallyin preventing the heat from escaping.

It should be noted that the leaves B and C may be extended independently of one another. Thus one leaf can b extended while the other remains in a position to close the cabinet. This arrangement will allow one leaf to be used during the preparation or eating of a meal, while the other serves as a closure for the top of the cabinet. A rectangular-shaped frame D is secured to. the underneath of the cabinet, and Figure 4- shows this frame as being fashioned from angle iron. The flange 8 of the frame depends from the cabinet and extends around the entire pe rimeter of the cabinet bottom. In Figure 4, I disclose the flange 6 and the bottom. 3 co-acting to provide a recess 5' in the undersurface of the cabinet.

In order to support the cabinet at a convenient working height, I provide a pair of legs E, which are hingedly secured adjacent the ends of. the cabinet. Lugs 8 are anchored to the frame at points Where the legs are connected to the flange. Hinge pins 9 extend through the flange Bypass through the upper ends of the legs E, and are threaded into the lugs B.

When the legs are folded, they are accommodated in the recess 7 formed in the underside of the cabinet, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. The free ends of the legs are reduced in thickness at. 9:1 to permit these ends to overlap when the legs are in. folded position. Upon swinging the legs into extended position, as in Figure 1, they bear against the depending flange t. The pins;

9 are disposed the proper distance inwardly from.

the ends of the cabinet so that the legs ill will extend outwardly at a slight angle relative to one another when the legs come to rest against the flange 6. This will give rigidity to the cabinet.

Referring now to Figure 4, it will be noted that the lugs 8 project below the lower edge of the flange 6 to serve as slides and thus facilitate handling of the packed cabinet.

Leaves F and G are hinged to the opposite sides 2 of the cabinet adjacent the top thereof. These leaves are swingable into raised position to extend from the cabinet, as shown in Figure 1. Braces H have their upper ends removably insorted in sockets Ill formed in the underside of the leaves F and G. The lower ends of these braces are inserted into sockets H provided in the sides 2 of the cabinet. The braces hold the 3 leaves in raised position, and when they are removed, the leaves G and H swing downwardly. The braces may be placed in the compartment 6 when not in use.

The bottom 3 of the cabinet has a draft aperture I2 therein, which will admit air from the outside into the compartment 5. A sliding damper I4 is used for controlling the draft passing through this aperture. When the draw leaves B and C are closed, the compartment 5 may be used as an oven.

It is very desirable to have plenty of shelf space, and for this reason I have provided shelves J and K along one side of the cabinet. A pair of eyelets are anchored to the exterior of one of the side walls 2. Cup-shaped brackets l6 are secured to the same cabinet wall below each of the eyelets and in vertical aligmnent therewith. Standards l1 are slidably disposed in the eyelets and have their lower ends supported in the cupshaped brackets 16 (see Figure 2).

The shelves J and K have openings 18 formed therein for receiving the standards ll. In other words, these shelves telescope over the standards. Cross bars l9 extend through openings 20 in the standards and project from opposing sides of the latter to limit downward movement of the shelves J and K relative to the standards. The cross bars constitute supports for these shelves.

The manner of assembling the shelves will be readily understood. The standards I! are pushed downwardly through the eyelets 15 until the lower ends of the standards come to rest in the cup-shaped brackets 16. Next a pair of cross bars l9 are inserted through the lower openings 20 in the standards until the cross bars project equally from opposite sides of the standards. The shelf J is lowered over the standards with the latter projecting through the shelf openings I 8. The shelf J comes to rest on the two cross bars just mentioned, which will give firm support to the shelf.

In a like manner, another set of cross bars I9 are inserted through the upper set of openings 20 in the standards. Next the shelf K is telescoped over the standards until it comes to rest on the upper cross bars. 1 When the shelves J and K are to be packed in the cabinet, they are removed from the standards. The opening 4 in the cabinet top is large enough to permit the shelves, standards and cross bars to be introduced therethrough into the compartment 5 of the cabinet.

The hinged leaf G is made full length of the cabinet and will fold fiat against a cabinet side 2. This leaf is provided with recesses or cut-away portions IE to accommodate the eyelets I5 and standards I1 when the leaf is raised (see Figure 1).

These cabinets may be made up in various sizes and fabricated from any suitable material. I do not wish to be limited in this respect.

I claim:

1. In a combination cooking and serving unit of the character described; a box-like cabinet having an open top; a pair of draw leaves slidably mounted between walls of the cabinet and arranged one below the other; the leaves being extensible from the cabinet to provide table surfaces; the two leaves, when fully inserted into the cabinet, providing a double closure for the cabinet top; the leaves being extensible independently of one another, whereby one leaf can be extended while the other remains in a position to close the cabinet top; the cabinet having portions snugly embracing the entire marginal portions of both the top and bottom surfaces of each leaf when the latter is fully inserted into the cabinet, whereby a double seal is provided between each leaf and the cabinet when the former is fully inserted into the latter.

2. In a combination cooking and serving unit of the character described; a box-like cabinet hava ing an open top, opposite end walls and opposing side walls; a pair of draw leaves sildably mounted between the side walls and arranged one below the other; the leaves being extensible through the end walls to provide table surfaces at opposite ends of the cabinet; the two leaves, when fully inserted into the cabinet, providing a double closure for the cabinet top; the leaves being extensible independently of one another, whereby one leaf can be extended while the other remains in a position to close the cabinet top; the cabinet having portions snugly embracing the entire marginal portions of both the top and bottom surfaces of each leaf when the latter is fully inserted into the cabinet, whereby a double seal is provided between each leaf and the cabinet when the former is fully inserted into the latter.

ROBERT S. DAVIS.

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